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the day-to-day shootings we see in cities like chicago the city i was mayor of, fort wayne indiana, washington, d.c., those are happening with smaller guns but oftentimes, they're semiautomatics. they're guns that are sold by arms traffickers. they're guns that are not tracked through any of our systems. that's why strong background check system limits on the restrictionses will be helpful. we have a lot more restrictionses on toy guns and a lot more on medicines and a lot more restrictions on a lot of things. >> john: paul helmke, thank you so much for all you're doing to save american lives. >> thank you for what you're doing. >> john: coming up next, barack obama's trillion dollar coin. could it pay off george w. bush's trillion dollar bash? [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet but they're gonna fall in love get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married they'll find some retirement people who are
the day-to-day shootings we see in cities like chicago the city i was mayor of, fort wayne indiana, washington, d.c., those are happening with smaller guns but oftentimes, they're semiautomatics. they're guns that are sold by arms traffickers. they're guns that are not tracked through any of our systems. that's why strong background check system limits on the restrictionses will be helpful. we have a lot more restrictionses on toy guns and a lot more on medicines and a lot more restrictions on...
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. >> eliot: for more on the fiscal cliff votes that transfixed washington this week i'm joined by vermont's independent senator bernie sanders who voted yes on the fiscal cliff bill. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, japan first. >> eliot: first explain why you came down in favor of this bill that is getting a fair bit of criticism from both sides of the aisle. >> it was a tough vote, and i would not be honest with you if i said i didn't consider voting no. if we go over the cliff and 5 trillion-dollar is taken out of the economy you're heading into a major recession, more unemployment. the fact that we prevented 99% of americans from paying higher income taxes very important. two million workers will continue to get unemployment benefits. very important. seniors on medicare will be able to walk into the doctor's office and get treated rather than see their doctors get a 27% reduction in their reimbursement rates. those are the reasons why i voted for it. the arguments against it are several fold. two of the main ones are number one, there was an tremendous tax break on estate tax tha
. >> eliot: for more on the fiscal cliff votes that transfixed washington this week i'm joined by vermont's independent senator bernie sanders who voted yes on the fiscal cliff bill. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, japan first. >> eliot: first explain why you came down in favor of this bill that is getting a fair bit of criticism from both sides of the aisle. >> it was a tough vote, and i would not be honest with you if i said i didn't consider voting no. if we...
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the day-to-day shootings we see in cities like chicago the city i was mayor of, fort wayne indiana, washington, d.c., those are happening with smaller guns but oftentimes, they're semiautomatics. they're guns that are sold by arms traffickers. they're guns that are not tracked through any of our systems. that's why strong background check system limits on the restrictionses will be helpful. we have a lot more restrictionses on toy guns and a lot more on medicines and a lot more restrictions on a lot of things. >> john: paul helmke, thank you so much for all you're doing to save american lives. >> thank you for what you're doing. >> john: coming up next, barack obama's trillion dollar coin. could it pay off george w. >> john: add a fresh face with an excellent haircut to the controversy over the war on drugs still being waged in this country, i'm not talking about me. i'm talking about the biebs justin bieber was photographed by tmz earlier this week holding what appears to be bluntly a blunt. this, of course, caused millions of believers and their moms to react in shock and outrage. not just b
the day-to-day shootings we see in cities like chicago the city i was mayor of, fort wayne indiana, washington, d.c., those are happening with smaller guns but oftentimes, they're semiautomatics. they're guns that are sold by arms traffickers. they're guns that are not tracked through any of our systems. that's why strong background check system limits on the restrictionses will be helpful. we have a lot more restrictionses on toy guns and a lot more on medicines and a lot more restrictions on...
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>> this is a policy generally accepted in washington, the drone policy, but there is significant opposition and concerns being raised time and again by congress as well about it. the hearings that brennan has will be very interesting because it will be the first time in public public viewfull public view we'll have more verification about it. brennan is a long-time c.i.a. officer. what the president has done is in essence put two grunts who worked at the working level of these departments be it chuck hagel as an enlisted man and john brennan. they'll be able to move the agencies in the direction that the president wants to go. the drone program is one part of the broader part of counterterrorism that brennan will be responsible for. >> john: taking nothing away from brennan's extensive service and service to his country, it seems that a whole bunch of american haters are created. where is the debate about the drone program. besides liberal blogs is anyone in d.c. having a debate about the merits of it? >> well, no, and that's troubling on a couple of levels. when john brennan's name first c
>> this is a policy generally accepted in washington, the drone policy, but there is significant opposition and concerns being raised time and again by congress as well about it. the hearings that brennan has will be very interesting because it will be the first time in public public viewfull public view we'll have more verification about it. brennan is a long-time c.i.a. officer. what the president has done is in essence put two grunts who worked at the working level of these departments...
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the 113th congress convened today for the first time under the capital dome in washington. let's hope it does a better job at governing than the 112th. with the so-called vote on the fiscal cliff behind him and the fight under raising the debt ceiling underway, republican congressman john boehner was re-elected to a second term as speaker. house clerk karen haas gave the tally. >> total number of votes cast is 426 of which the honorable john a. boehner of the state of ohio has received 220. the honorable nancy pelosi of the state of california has received 192. >> eliot: while pelosi got solid support with five democrats voting against her a dozen conservative republicans either abstained or lined up against boehner casting votes instead or candidates including majority leader eric cantor of virginia and tea party firebrand allen west. perhaps nobody told them west lost his election. when pelosi handed boehner a symbolic people's gavel boehner resisted the temptation to use it on the rebels in his own caucus. he returned to his favorite topic, reducing the national debt. >>
the 113th congress convened today for the first time under the capital dome in washington. let's hope it does a better job at governing than the 112th. with the so-called vote on the fiscal cliff behind him and the fight under raising the debt ceiling underway, republican congressman john boehner was re-elected to a second term as speaker. house clerk karen haas gave the tally. >> total number of votes cast is 426 of which the honorable john a. boehner of the state of ohio has received...
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it has nothing to do with washington. it's the fact that people at the lower end of the wage skill don't have higher income. if they paid their associates 3% more they would go out and spend that money. the stimulus will have to come from companies who think, i have to spend a little more. >> eliot: what you said is exactly right. "newsweek," daily beast dan gross, it's great to have you. >> -through. plan but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks or jumping into the market he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense from td ameritrade. >> eliot: it's been said many times those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat. if the. history is detorted then we can learn the wrong lessons. oscar winning director oliver stone teamed up with a history
it has nothing to do with washington. it's the fact that people at the lower end of the wage skill don't have higher income. if they paid their associates 3% more they would go out and spend that money. the stimulus will have to come from companies who think, i have to spend a little more. >> eliot: what you said is exactly right. "newsweek," daily beast dan gross, it's great to have you. >> -through. plan but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier...